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With the 2009 racing season squarely in the rearview mirror, the Lucas Oil Speedway construction crew is in high gear preparing for 2010. The largest project currently underway is the addition of the first purpose built Drag Boat Racing Facility in the world. This newest addition to the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" motorsports complex is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2010. Initial plans call for Lucas Oil Speedway to host Two Nationally Televised events per season once the "strip" completed. "This is an exciting time in the Drag Boat World as not only do we get a brand new state of the art facility here in Wheatland, Missouri but we are also excited to begin working with the newly formed Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series" stated Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Dan Robinson.

The Drag Boat Strip will be located just south of the existing dirt track and will be approximately 4,000 feet Long, up to 400 feet wide, and approximately 8 feet deep. As with most other projects that Lucas Oil is involved in, the Wheatland, Missouri facility will be state of the art, with onsite camping, sky boxes and numerous other amenities for the racers and race fans alike. Racing action will be sanctioned by the newly formed Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series.

Lucas Oil Products recently announced the formation of this new drag boat sanctioning organization, The Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series. Beginning in 2010, the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series will offer ten National events which will be televised on the Speed and Versus channels. Team Lucas Operations Director Mike Chastain stated, "The televised series will include thirteen 30-minute episodes on the Speed Channel and four 1-hour episodes on Versus, reaching an audience of more than seventy five million subscribers. This is probably the most exciting time for the sport of drag boat racing, and Lucas Oil Products is equally excited about establishing this positive direction for the future of the sport." The National Series will be comprised of the Top Fuel Hydro, Top Alcohol Hydro, Top Alcohol Flatbottom and Pro Mod classes. For more information please visit www.LucasOilDragBoats.com.

The 2010 Lucas Oil Speedway Oval Track Season kicks off on April 3rd-4th with the Rex Merritt Driving School. We will also be hosting a Test and Tune Session on Saturday, April 3rd. The first racing event of the season will be on April 10th as the MLRA Dirt Late Model Racing Series headlines the evening's activities. Please call (417) 282-5984 for more information.

Upcoming Events

The HUNT for the USMTS Casey's Cup rolls through Wheatland, Missouri for the 6th time as the Stars and Cars of the United States Modified Touring Series make their only appearance of 2015 at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks”. Top USMTS drivers Johnny Scott, Rodney Sanders, Stormy Scott, Zach Van Der Beek, Kelly Shryock, Derrick Ramirez, and more are expected to be in action. The USRA B-Mods and the Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks will also be in action plus for the third time at Lucas Oil Speedway, the Battle of the Badges will visit the facility on August 8th as the race will feature Missouri's finest Law Enforcement Officers, all racing to raise money for charity and for the title of top cop.

The officers will be driving late model Ford Crown Victoria's that will provide a “cop car” look for the race. Each driver seeks the support of sponsors and must raise at least $500 dollars per race to compete. All the cars on the track were at one point police cruisers. Some of these cars went on to be taxi cabs and have racked up over 300,000 miles on them. Some were pulled out of junkyards and have been given a second chance. The driver and their crew-members have stripped the vehicles of their factory interior and replaced it with roll cages and the safety equipment necessary to be on the track. The Battle of the Badges race will raise money for Special Olympics of Missouri. This is surely an event you won't want to miss!

Travel Centers of America, Petro Stopping Centers, and Ozarks Sports Zone present Fan Appreciation Night at Lucas Oil Speedway with Food and Drink Specials all night long plus it's the second and final $uper $aver $pecial Night of the season as (4) Admissions, (4) Hot Dogs, and (4) Coke Drinks are just $30 before 6:30pm! In addition, the American Cancer Society hosts the Hickory County Relay for Life Cancer Survivor Night. Cancer Survivors in attendance can sign-up for the 2015 Relay for Life at Lucas Oil Speedway and receive FREE admittance to the race. Classes in action include the ALPS Food Stores ULMA Late Models, the Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds, the Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks, and the B-Mods as the fight for the Lucas Oil Speedway Weekly Series Championship heats up plus a Special 25 Lap, $500 to Win Factory Stock Special. You won't want to miss it!